     :synsem {:cat :verb
              :sem {:pred :to-be-missing}}}
 
+
+   "begin" {:synsem {:cat :verb
+                     :sem {:pred :begin}}
+            :english {:past "began"}}
+
    "bicycle" {:synsem {:cat :noun
                        :sem {:pred :bicycle
                              :place false}}}

                         :obj {:buyable true}}}
          :english {:past "bought"
                    :present {:3sing "buys"}}}

   "car" {:synsem {:cat :noun
                   :sem {:pred :car

               :synsem {:cat :verb
                        :sem {:pred :transfer}}}

   "transfer" {:english {:past "transferred"
                         :participle "transferring"}
               :synsem {:cat :verb
                        :sem {:pred :transfer}}}

   "try" {:synsem {:cat :verb
                   :sem {:pred :try}}
          :english {:past "tried"}}
            
   "understand" {:english {:past "understood"}
                 :synsem {:cat :verb
                          :sem {:pred :understand}}}
